20 Months

Every ninth day of the month I still think back.

Here's mommy's big boy now!

Thomas has added a few new words to his vocabulary, and I am attempting to not be concerned or obsessive about his lack of verbal skills.

He becomes more and more active everyday and seems to not have any sort of energy limits. I have no idea how he supplies his endless activity, especially since he still hardly eats. He is offered many types of food, but will not touch anything he doesn't want. He only wants "junk," but rarely gets it. He seems to live off of bananas, milk, cheese, and bread. He will eat most fruits, but not a single vegetable that I can think of. He is starch and sugar kind of boy.

He put puzzle pieces in a puzzle tray the other day and I went nuts with excitement. That was also the same day he touched his ear and said "ear." He had been touching his ear and saying "eye," but after several facial feature lessons he seems to have "ear" down pat.

He is as handsome, and as flirtatious as ever! Wherever we go at least one person will comment on either 1. his "blond, blond, hair!" 2. how adorable he is, or 3. his fake "shy" routine. He especially gets the ladies attention. They fawn all over him wherever we are, and he eats it up!! Boy does he love it.

Now, he loves the attention, but he is still going through his "mommy only" period. It isn't as bad as it has been over the past month or so, but he won't go to anyone else, and only wants me to hold him. Now exceptions have been made for Aunt Ruth & Uncle George, and Grandpa, but his list is small.

While he doesn't eat much, he can feed himself, but not very well with a fork or spoon. I have decided NOT to look this up and see where he should be. In fact, I am deciding to not look any "scheduled milestones" because it just makes me worry more over his development. He will in fact develop at his own pace, and that is something I will continue to struggle with accepting--but I know in my heart it is true.

He is in size 24 months clothing, but it is still big on him. 18 months was getting snug, and of course we changed seasons and I figured why bring back clothes for fall and winter only to pack them up in a few weeks/month when he can't fit them. He is in size 5 or 6 shoes. I thought boys sized things would be more consistent--but nope, just like little girls things all clothes and shoes fit differently. Of course I also thought dressing a boy wouldn't be fun either--and I have had just as much fun dressing him to a "T!"

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